Connecticut western news., 1887-11-09

8u sOlu laQy upWaIuS Ol sO years of age, fell out of chair last and broke her arm in two places, which was set by Dr Carter. There was sociable ot . 'I. | parso- mage Tuesday n - 1t was largely .P staver, of Great
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 --...ay, which is a great addition to the looks of his place. =. Dr Battam will be at the Mansion House West Cornwall, Friday, Nov. 11th.
 BOLD BURGLARY.
 Last Wednesday afternoon four sus- individuals were seen lurking around this village. Their very demeanor and countenance was convinc- ing proof that some plot, however infa- nous it might be, would be sort of pleasant recreation for the party. They were seen in the afternoon midway be tween here and Lime Rock, sharpening knives in readiness for any emergency that might arise shonld they be too hotly pressed or surrounded. The most villainous looking desperate of the gang entered Hall, Hornbeck < Co.'S store, proceeded into the office and asked the bookkeeper in low tone of voice, for chew of tobacco. saying he was "broke. The villain was referred to the senior member of the firm, who sat in his office chair, and during the time the stranger took good view of the room, its surroundings, and particu- larly the safe. During the afternoon they had stopped at several places, asking for something to eat, which Was picion, but nothing more was thought of it, and everybody had retired for the night, unconscious of the calamity that was to befall the place ere the sun should gild the mountain tops in the early morn. About one o'clock sound was heard in the vicinity of the store by the resident lawyer, who happened to be awake, but supposing it to be one of the clerks, he gave it no further thought. In the morning the delivery clerk, on entering the store, saw evi- dences that foul work had been carried on the night which had just passed, and on entering the office his suspicious were fully realized by finding the safe, which was of the Herring patent, had been blown open and the contents He was not long in con- veying the intelligence to the firm, who on arriving, found the two opposite side doors had been unhinged, that egrees from either side might be made,
 The burglars had gained entrance from window on the east-side by break ing pane of glass and raising the wind ow. They took some twenty silk hand kerchiefs, two pair of shoes, one hund- red or more cigars, some eighteen dol lars in money and Mir Halls overcoat The burglarly was cleverly done but the way they deported themselves the after noon previous and the way they left town clew was easily obtained. Two boarded the owl train, that leaves here about two o'clock m at the station and two some twenty rods north. Where they had waited for the train, some bur glars tools and pair of heavy shoes were found under the timbers by the side of the track. They were elected from the train at Canaan for not paying their fare. Pursuit was made early in the morning and watch was kept up all day and night by one of the firm and by the sheriff but it proved unsuccessful.
 The gang were seen around Boston Corners N. Y. the next morning and the station agent at that place, on reading a notice of the burglary, at once tele- phoned over here and sheriffs Reed, Perry and Richmond with others start ed for the Corners where force was soon collected from Copake, armed with shot guns and revolvers, and the lnl caught in a swamp and the others were captured in an open field near Copake but not till one had been shot three times That night the officers from Copake started with the prisoners for Hudson jail, as the officers from this state could not bring them into this state without a requisition on the governor of New York state, The worst two desperadoes were handcuffed to- gether, leaving each one hand free, and on passing a piece of woods they jumped from the wagon and escaped. The other two were landed safely with in the walls of the jail. The party from this place advised that they should be shackled but the stupidity of the of 6cials in charge overbalanced their reasoning powers See the result. We have one thing to say for the sheriff of this town, although some would accuse him of trepidation and lack of courage yet whenever he gets a known desperate character in his power he lands him safely within the walls of old Litchfeld jail. A party went over to Copake, Sun. day, to learn whether the robbers had been recaptured but no clue to them had been obtained. When they were surrounded one of the thieves threw of the stolen overcoat and several of the handkerchiefs were found in the pockets. and ten dollars has been re. covered. They threw away all their re. volvers except one which was not load ed when captured.
 KENT.